Three local public radio organizations locked in a legal clash with the Trump administration say the president’s order cutting federal funds to NPR has left them fearful of punishment for maintaining ties to the organization, a claim the Department of Justice says is “unripe.”
The legal battle over the executive order titled Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media intensified as both the public radio organizations in question and the federal government filed dueling arguments in US District Court. On NPR’s side, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KSUT Public Radio submitted sworn declarations describing what they call an ongoing “chilling effect” on local journalism and public service programming.
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